Illumination device for display device and display device with the same

Abstract

An illumination device for a display device, the illumination device including a chassis that has lamps mounted on its front face and also has a connector mounted on its rear face and also including an inverter unit having mounted on it an inverter circuit and an inverter-side connector. A positioning through-hole is provided in the inverter unit, a positioning marking is provided on the chassis and the positioning marking is placed at a position viewable from the positioning through-hole with the inverter unit attached to the rear face of the chassis. When the connector and the inverter-side connector are connected to each other, the positional relationship between the chassis and the inverter unit is fixed. The illumination device can be used as backlight for liquid crystal TV receiver.

1 . An illumination device for a display device, comprising:
 a chassis having a lamp disposed on a front face thereof and a connector provided on a rear face thereof; and   an inverter unit provided with an inverter circuit and an inverter-side connector that functions in combination with the connector,   a connector terminal of the connector being electrically connected to a terminal of the lamp, a connector terminal of the inverter-side connector being electrically connected to an output terminal of the inverter circuit, and positional relation between the chassis and the inverter unit being fixed by connecting the connector to the inverter-side connector,   wherein   a positioning through hole is provided in the inverter unit and a positioning marking is provided on the chassis to be positioned such that the positioning marking is visible through the positioning through hole in a state in which the inverter unit is fitted to a rear face of the chassis.   
     
     
         2 . The illumination device for a display device according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of positioning through hole and positioning marking combinations are provided as the positioning through hole and the positioning marking. 
     
     
         3 . A display device, comprising the illumination device for display device according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         4 . The display device according to  claim 3 , wherein the display device is a television receiver. 
     
     
         5 . A display device, comprising the illumination device for display device according to  claim 2 . 
     
     
         6 . The display device according to  claim 5 , wherein the
 display device is a television receiver.